| 2006 Rally Tour de Corse 50ème Tour de Corse - Rallye de France | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Round 5 of the 2006 World Rally Championship
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| Dates run | April 7 – 9 2006 | ||
| Stages | 12 (354.10 km; 220.03 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 75 at start, 61 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Loeb[1] Kronos Total Citroën World Rally Team | ||
The 42ème Tour de Corse - Rallye de France, the fifth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season took place between April 7 and April 9, 2006.
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRC | ||||||
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb
|
 Daniel Elena
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:43:05.4 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2 |  Marcus Grönholm
|
Timo Rautiainen
|
Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:43:34.4 | 29.0 | 8 |
| 3 |  Daniel Sordo
|
Marc Marti
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:44:54.1 | 1:48.7 | 6 |
| 4 | Mikko Hirvonen
|
Jarmo Lehtinen
|
Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:45:04.6 | 1:59.2 | 5 |
| 5 | Alexandre Bengue
|
Caroline Escudero
|
Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:45:53.1 | 2:47.7 | 4 |
| 6 | Xavier Pons
|
Carlos Del Barrio
|
Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:46:15.6 | 3:10.2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Manfred Stohl
|
Ilka Minor
|
Peugeot 307 WRC | 3:48:06.7 | 5:01.3 | 2 |
| 8 | Stéphane Sarrazin
|
Stéphane Prevot
|
Subaru Impreza WRC | 3:48:27.3 | 5:21.9 | 1 |
| JWRC | ||||||
| 1 | Brice Tirabassi
|
Jacques Julien Renucci
|
Citroën C2 | 4:09:21.2 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2 |  Urmo Aava
|
Kuldar Sikk
|
Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4:11:13.6 | 1:52.4 | 8 |
| 3 |  Conrad Rautenbach
|
 David Senior
|
Renault Clio | 4:12:14.6 | 2:53.4 | 6 |
| 4 | Julien Pressac
|
Gilles De Turckheim
|
Citroën C2 | 4:12:17.6 | 2:56.4 | 5 |
| 5 |  Martin Prokop
|
Jan Tománek
|
Citroën C2 | 4:12:35.5 | 3:14.3 | 4 |
| 6 |  Josef Beres
|
Petr Stary
|
Suzuki Ignis | 4:15:38.7 | 6:17.5 | 3 |
| 7 |  Faith Kara
|
Cen Bakancocuklari
|
Renault Clio | 4:21:06.6 | 11:45.4 | 2 |
| 8 | Pierre Quilici
|
Bernard Grangie Biancamaria
|
Renault Clio | 4:21:35.2 | 12:14.0 | 1 |
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (7 APR) |
SS1 | 09:38 | Ampaza - Col St Eustache 1 | 32.88 km | Sébastien Loeb
|
20:45.5 | Sébastien Loeb
|
| SS2 | 10:31 | Aullene - Arbellara 1 | 27.78 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
15:49.8 | ||
| SS3 | 14:34 | Ampaza - Col St Eustache 2 | 32.88 km | Sébastien Loeb
|
20:48.8 | ||
| SS4 | 15:27 | Aullene - Arbellara 2 | 27.78 km | Sébastien Loeb
|
15:51.4 | ||
| 2 (8 APR) |
SS5 | 09:53 | Vico - Plague Du Liamone 1 | 34.16 km | Sébastien Loeb
|
24:05.6 | |
| SS6 | 11:31 | Ucciani - Bastellica 1 | 26.2 km | Mikko Hirvonen
|
16:56.9 | ||
| SS7 | 14:54 | Vico - Plague Du Liamone 2 | 34.16 km | Sébastien Loeb
|
24:03.6 | ||
| SS8 | 16:32 | Ucciani - Bastellica 2 | 26.2 km | Dani Sordo
|
16:56.8 | ||
| 3 (9 APR) |
SS9 | 08:08 | Penitencier Coti Chiavari 1 | 24.23 km | Sébastien Loeb
|
14:43.0 | |
| SS10 | 08:51 | Pont De Calzola - Agosta 1 | 31.8 km | Dani Sordo
|
18:57.7 | ||
| SS11 | 11:34 | Penitencier Xoti Chiavari 2 | 24.23 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
14:44.7 | ||
| SS12 | 12:17 | Pont De Calzola - Agosta 2 | 31.8 km | Marcus Grönholm
|
18:57.0 |
